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Originally Posted by Anthem
I believe there was a study done in 2012 that concluded it had more to do with the image quality than the screen technology. Linked here at the National Institutes for Health.
I ALSO think that "e-ink superiority" is a myth. Personally, (anecdotally here folks) I think text is FAR clearer on my Fire HDX tablet when reading books than on my Kindle (5-button) OR my Paperwhite 2 that I got rid of earlier this year. Resolution has dramatically improved on the e-readers over the years, but the edges of text still look "watery" or indistinct to me by comparison with the razor sharp text on my Fire HDX. |
The resolution is better on a high-quality LCD screen. The contrast is better also. I find reading on a Paperwhite much easier. The difference is the backlight. It's not the text, it's that bright white screen. If I'm playing a console game and the screen goes mostly white, I have to look away from the TV.
I don't see anywhere that the study looked at people who have problems reading on a backlit screen. If the backlight doesn't bother you, then it's not going to bother you. If you study a group of people who aren't bothered by backlights, then the conclusion will be that the backlight doesn't cause any problems.